Saudi Leadership Offers Condolences to Turkish President over Fire Victims in Bolu 

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in a hotel at a ski resort of Kartalkaya, located in Bolu province, in northwest Türkiye, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Enes Ozkan/IHA via AP)

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud sent on Tuesday a cable of condolences to Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over the victims of a fire at a ski resort in the Bolu region.

He expressed his deepest condolences and sincere sympathy to the Turkish president and the families of the deceased, wishing a swift recovery for all the injured.

Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister, sent Erdogan a similar cable of condolences.

A fire at a ski resort hotel in Türkiye’s Bolu mountains killed 76 people and injured dozens on Tuesday.

Erdogan declared Wednesday a day of national mourning after the incident.